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What Is AutoPIREP?

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The criteria used to determine these categories:

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To qualify as an approveda PIREP, the flightsystem mustimmediately meetanalyzes the following criteria:

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    This ensures fairness, consistency, and realism across all pilots.


    What AutoPIREP Evaluates

    AutoPIREP analyzes multiple performance factors from your flight data, including:

    • Landing Rate (fpm),FPM)

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    • Touchdown G-Force

    • Sim Rate Usage

    • Stall Detection

    • Flight Phase Tracking

    • Time Enroute

    • Ground Speed Monitoring

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Grades

Each flight receives:

  • A PIREPnumerical score

  • A letter grade

  • A system decision

  • The decision will be one of the following:

    Accepted

    Your flight met all required criteria and is categorizedautomatically asapproved.

    pending

    Pending

    if

    Your itflight meetsdid not meet one or more ofstandards and requires review.

    Rejected

    The flight significantly violated operational limits and was declined.


    Pending Status Explained

    When a flight enters Pending:

    • It is temporarily locked.

    • Staff cannot immediately modify it.

    • A waiting period is applied to allow pilot review.

    This window exists to give pilots control over their own outcome.


    Banked Points & Force Accept

    If your PIREP is placed into Pending status, you may see the followingoption criteria:to:

      Use 150 Banked Points to Force Accept the Flight

      Banked points are earned through normal flight activity.

      Using points allows you to:

      • The

        Accept a flight that narrowly missed criteria.

      • Avoid rejection.

      • Maintain continuity in tours, events, or career progression.

      This system balances realism with flexibility.


      Why AutoPIREP Exists

      AutoPIREP ensures:

      • Consistent grading across all pilots

      • Reduced manual workload for staff

      • Transparent evaluation standards

      • Operational realism

      • Performance accountability

      Every pilot is evaluated using the same system logic.


      How It Impacts You

      AutoPIREP affects:

      • PIREP acceptance

      • Logged flight hours

      • Awards eligibility

      • Career Mode progression

      • Event credit

      • Leaderboards and statistics

      Flying within operational standards will almost always result in automatic acceptance.


      Operational Expectations

      To maintain high scores:

      • Avoid excessive sim rate usage

      • Monitor landing rate ofand thetouchdown aircraftcontrol

        exceeded the standard of -600 feet per minute (fpm).
      • The flight log indicates that a

        Avoid stall wasconditions

        experienced at some point during the flight.
      • The flight

        Follow logrealistic indicatesclimb thatand thedescent flightprofiles

        landed or diverted to an airport other than the scheduled arrival airport.
      • A manual

        Maintain PIREPproper wascruise filedaltitude

        by the pilot.

    TheseAutoPIREP criteriarewards helpsmooth, distinguishrealistic PIREPs that require further review or additional information before approval.flying.

    The rejection of PIREPs is at the discretion of our Hub Managers. PIREPs may be rejected for the following reasons:

    1. The aircraft landing rate exceeded the standard of -600 feet per minute (fpm).
    2. The flight log indicates that a stall was experienced during the flight.
    3. The flight log shows that the flight landed or diverted to an airport other than the scheduled arrival airport.
    4. The pilot did not enter a route into SmartCARS.
    5. The pilot is/was abusing the Charter system.

    If a flight is rejected for a Tour leg, the pilot will not proceed to the next flight until an accepted PIREP is received. This ensures adherence to standards and fair play within the aviation community.

    If you think your PIREP was rejected for the wrong reasons, please reach out to your Hub Manager, or submit a ticket on Discord.